Five Fingers of Evolution

Evolution is...
(according to the video)

• A change in the gene pool
• A field of study where one studies weather.
• The study of rock strata.
• The study of cladograms

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Which mechanism of evolution is represented by the pinky finger?

• non-random mating
• natural selection
• population shrinks
• mutation

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Which mechanism of evolution is represented by the ring finger?

• non-random mating
• natural selection
• population shrinks
• mutation

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Which mechanism of evolution is represented by the middle finger?

• non-random mating
• natural selection
• population shrinks
• mutations

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Which mechanism of evolution is represented by the pointer finger?

• non-random mating
• natural selection
• population shrinks
• gene flow

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Which mechanism of evolution is represented by the thumb?

• non-random mating
• natural selection
• population shrinks
• gene flow

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What is a mechanism?

• a piece of metal in a machine
• a punnet square showing a cross between two parents
• a cladogram showing evolutionary relationships
•  process by which something takes place or is brought about

What is a gene pool?

• a place where genes can swim
• change in a species
• all the genes in a population
• the opposite of natural selection

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What is non-random mating?

• proof of common ancestry
• when things don't go well on a date
• randomly mating with others
• choosing who you mate with

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Why is the ring finger used to represent "non-random" mating?

• Because in most marriages, couples choose each other.  They are not randomly mating.  Wedding rings go  on the ring finger.
• Because the ring finger is bigger than the pinky.
• There is not a reason, it was randomly chosen
• Because the ring finger proves birds evolved from dinosaurs.

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